Rosen quickly entered the small courtyard, where several other men from the Village were also present, their bodies marked with bloodstains and wounds.
As he entered the house, an old man came out.
Everyone in the Village called this old man Uncle Ganjiao; he was the Village doctor, not particularly skilled, but capable of treating minor illnesses and injuries.
Uncle Ganjiao glanced at Rosen, shook his head, and said, "Prepare for the funeral."
The sister-in-law, who was being supported by a servant behind him, fainted upon hearing Uncle Ganjiao's words.
"Uncle Ganjiao, you've worked hard." Rosen slipped Uncle Ganjiao a few pieces of silver.
Upon entering the house, Rosen immediately smelled a strong scent of blood.
Rohan lay on the bed, with bloodstains covering the floor and the bed.
A shocking wound ran from his left shoulder to his abdomen.
Rohan had already lost too much blood and was unconscious on the bed.
Rosen looked at the servants behind him: "All of you, go out. Do not come in until I call."
After the servants exited the house, a green light emanated from Rosen's palm.
Mystical Palm Technique!
Under Rosen's treatment, Rohan's injuries gradually alleviated.
Rosen then began to bandage Rohan.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Rosen did not completely heal his elder brother's injuries, only ensuring he was out of life-threatening danger.
Rosen stepped out of the house and told the servants, "Take my sister-in-law to the mansion to rest, and you, go buy some tonics."
Rosen then looked at the farmers in the courtyard.
"Uncle Daliang, tell me, what happened?"
"We went with Da Mu to the town to buy this year's grain seeds. On the way back, we encountered a group of bandits. Those bandits stole our grain seeds and also wounded Da Mu."
"There are bandits nearby?" Rosen asked in surprise.
Although this was thirty years ago, Rosen remembered clearly that before he got married, he had already made all the nearby bandits disappear.
It was impossible for new bandit groups to emerge in such a short time.
"Do you know what banner they were flying?" Rosen asked.
"I don't know. I didn't hear them announce any name, but the leader was a big bearded man with black teeth, tall and looking like a military man."
"Understood. Each of you can come to my mansion tomorrow to collect some grain seeds, as a token of my gratitude for bringing my elder brother back."
The farmers repeatedly expressed their thanks, and no one refused.
Originally, with their grain seeds stolen, they were already feeling desperate.
Now that Rosen was willing to give them grain seeds, they were naturally overwhelmed with gratitude.
Rosen's face was extremely grim; he had already considered the Kaiyuan County area as his own territory.
Now, an unknown group of bandits had appeared, and more importantly, they had injured his elder brother. This matter could not be easily overlooked.
Upon learning that her husband had recovered, the sister-in-law also let out a long sigh of relief.
However, Rosen investigated the bandit group but found nothing.
Rohan's injuries improved day by day.
One day, just after Rosen had checked Rohan's injuries, he heard a servant report that a group of yamen runners had arrived.
When Rosen arrived in the living room, the first thing he saw was the man with the big black teeth.
Rosen narrowed his eyes, looking at the group of yamen runners.
"Gentlemen, how may I help you?"
"Our County Magistrate said that the north is at war with Mongol Yuan, so the imperial court needs to increase the head tax. Each household must pay 1,200 wen. Your household, including servants, has a total of thirty-five people, which means forty-two guan." The black-toothed yamen head said.
Rosen's gaze turned cold. Nowadays, for an ordinary farming household, being able to produce one guan was already a sign of prosperity, let alone 1,200 wen per person.
Even if the imperial court were to increase the head tax, it would at most be dozens of wen per person; it was impossible to increase such an unreasonable tax amount.
This was equivalent to someone in modern society demanding that all citizens nationwide must pay 100,000 RMB.
"Since it is an imperial decree, I, Luo, will naturally comply. Then please present the official document from the imperial court." Rosen smiled as he looked at the black-toothed yamen runner and others.
The faces of the yamen runners all sank. The black-toothed yamen runner stared at Rosen with gloomy eyes.
"Master Luo, the official document is naturally at the yamen. We left in a hurry today and didn't bring it with us."
"Then I apologize, but I can only ask you to retrieve the official document first, so I can pay according to the imperial court's decree."
"We have traveled a long distance, over thirty li along the way. Master Luo, it would not be good for you to ask us to return empty-handed, would it?"
Rosen sneered. These yamen runners thought he was a nouveau riche, which was why they dared to extort him.
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